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Irascible, chain-smoking, umpire-baiting longtime Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver penned his own epitaph. "On my tombstone just write, 'The sorest loser that ever lived,'" he once said. Weaver, 82, a member of baseball's Hall of Fame and the winningest manager in the franchise's history, died late Friday while on a baseball-themed cruise, said Monica Barlow, a team spokeswoman. The cause apparently was a heart attack, the team said on its website. Weaver, who piloted the Orioles from 1968 to 1982 and 1985-86, led the team to the 1970 World Series championship, four American League pennants and six American League East Division titles. His teams...

For many, the lasting image of Earl Weaver will be that of a fiery, short man kicking dirt and spewing his displeasure at an umpire. Weaver's personality — described as "combative," "irascible" and also "caring" — carried...

Lee MacPhail, a Hall of Fame baseball executive who served as the Orioles' general manager from 1959 to 1965, died Thursday evening at his home in Delray Beach, Fla. He was 95.Mr. MacPhail, who was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1998, represented the...

Here are some final thoughts from a very tired TV/media critic who didn't miss an inning of Orioles playoff baseball while covering the rest of a huge and sprawling beat.
This week, it ranged from the debut of ABC's "Nashville," to

Each time a playoff series moves into a new phase or encounters a particularly pivotal game – usually odd-numbered – the outcome becomes more and more dependent on how the players on each team handle pressure.Of course, that’s both an individual and...

Peter Angelos' ownership of the Orioles seemed to hit a new low last fall when two well-respected candidates spurned the chance to become his top baseball executive.Fans rolled their eyes and bit their lips when Angelos settled for Dan Duquette, who had...

We all know singer/songwriter/guitarist/producer Joan Jett loves Rock and Roll; she’s proclaimed that plenty of times since her breakout hit in 1982.She also has proclaimed her love for the Orioles for years. It’s hard to forget when she donned an Orioles...

For the second consecutive year, center fielder Adam Jones was named Most Valuable Oriole — an award he said should go to the entire roster of this upstart club."It's pretty cool, but there are other deserving guys," said Jones, who leads the...

Here are Adam Jones' thoughts on being named Most Valuable Oriole:On winning MVO:“It’s pretty cool, but there are other deserving guys. Like I’ve stated, I’ve lobbied for Jim Johnson and our whole entire bullpen and pitching staff. I appreciate it, but...

Center fielder Adam Jones, who has 32 homers and played every game of this season, has been named the Most Valuable Oriole, becoming the seventh player in club history to win the award in consecutive seasons.But not all the news Sunday morning was...

Following is a transcript of Brooks Robinson's speech at his sculpture unveiling ceremony Saturday at Camden Yards.“Thank you, thank you, and I promise you, this will be the last ‘thank you’ of my career. I know Paul Blair, the last six or seven years...

The Orioles didn’t have to make any extra travel plans for their top minor-league award winners for the first time in 20-plus years.On Tuesday, as part of minor league appreciation night, the organization honored current Oriole right-hander Dylan Bundy...

If there is one television sportscaster to whom the adjective “legendary” can honestly be applied, it is Al Michaels, play-by-play announcer of NBC's “Sunday Night Football.” From almost two decades in the booth at ABC's “Monday night Football,” to his...

SEATTLE — Orioles top pitching prospect Dylan Bundy was asleep in his hotel room in Sarasota, Fla., at 3:45 a.m. Wednesday when his roommate told him that Brian Graham, the Orioles' minor league instruction coordinator, was on the phone."[Graham]...

The major league call-up of Orioles 19-year-old phenom Dylan Bundy to help replenish the club’s bullpen after an 18-inning game Tuesday night is a surprise.But it’s being made for the right reasons, according to franchise’s most heralded and successful...

Dan Duquette said the decision to bring up 19-year-old pitching phenom Dylan Bundy to help a bullpen depleted by an 18-inning marathon in Seattle on Tuesday was pretty simple.“We needed a pitcher for tonight, he worked all his life to be a big leaguer, he...

SEATTLE — Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette never revealed his specific expectations for the season when it began in April.But now his immediate goal is clear. And it's not winning an American League wild-card spot."We're in a position...

The Orioles will unveil a bronze sculpture of Cal Ripken Jr. at Camden Yards on Thursday, the 17th anniversary of the day Ripken broke Lou Gehrig's record for consecutive games played. There was probably a time early in the season when fans expected...

After registering his first hit in his big league debut Thursday night, Manny Machado expressed disappointment that his milestone didn't come in an Orioles win.
But in his second major league game Friday against the Kansas City Royals, the 20-year-old...

Orioles rookie Manny Machado hit his first career home run in his second major league game, blasting a solo homer to left in the fifth inning Friday night.One inning later, he hit another.In doing so, the 20-year-old Machado became the youngest Oriole...